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FC Port Moresby
Full nameFootball Club Port Moresby
Nickname(s)Lion Hearts[1]
Founded2012
GroundSir John Guise Stadium
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Capacity15,000[2]
OwnerPacific Assurance Group[3]
LeagueTelikom NSL Cup
2013/142nd

FC Port Moresby is a Papua New Guinean football club that currently plays in the Telikom NSL Cup, the top level of football in Papua New Guinea. The club plays its home matches at the newly-renovated, 15,000 seat Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, the country's capital.[3][2]

History

Founded in 2012, FC Port Moresby first competed in the Papua New Guinea top flight during the 2013/14 season.[3] In their first season, they finished runners-up in the league and featured PNG internationals such as Alwin Komolong.[4]

References

  1. ^ "A massive game for the Lion Hearts". FC Port Moresby. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "PRECINCT". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "FC Port Moresby makes it into NSL Ladder". Papua New Guinea Football Association. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "NSL STARLIGHTS" (PDF). National Soccer League. Retrieved 24 January 2016.